HOFIM ®

compression
solution

HOFIM® for
exploration and production
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Compact compression solutions

Subsea | Platform | FPSO | Onshore application

Highest reliability
for exploration
and production
The HOFIM® compression solution radically improves
the oil & gas business with its unmatched system reliability.
It features a wide operating range and highest efficiency,
with low life-cycle costs and no impact on
the environment. The HOFIM® technology enables subsea
gas compression that increases gas field recovery rate
while substantially reducing CO2 emissions at the lowest
investment and operational costs.
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additional recovery rate

Subsea

Subsea compression requires an

extremely reliable remotely operated
compressor on the seafloor. The
substantially reduced system complexity
of the modular HOFIM® compressor
design only involves electrical and
process interfaces.

Thanks to the robustness and proven

longevity of its components, the
compressor features greatly extended
maintenance intervals.

60%
As demonstrated in the Åsgard subsea
gas field, the subsea compression
design and unmatched efficiency of the
up to
HOFIM® can deliver up to 20% higher
recovery rates.

smaller footprint

Platform, FPSO and onshore

Especially in space-constrained
brown-field applications, space and
weight factors impact your options. The
ultra-compact design of HOFIM® units
typically weighs in at 40% less than
conventional compressor packages.
The compression unit is qualified for
wet gas operation and significantly
reduces the process complexity by
eliminating liquid separation.

The technology allows for fully remote

and unmanned operation.
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HV electrical interface
Available in different
(motor terminal box) Designed to ease
material grades
Modular electric motor State-of-the-art maintenance and upgrades
for different power ranges barrel compressor

Modular concept
for maximum
process design
flexibility Design reflects three decades
of operating experience
The modular concept of the HOFIM® compression systems provides the
highest flexibility in component and process configuration and facilitates
extremely simple system integration.

The fully electrical HOFIM® system consists of a high-speed motor driving

a multi-stage centrifugal compressor, levitated by active magnetic
bearings. The unit is hermetically sealed and fully encapsulated, providing
the highest possible level of safety.
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Operating range

tandem HOFIM®
Head or pressure ratio

1
overhung HOFIM®

2 single HOFIM®

3
1 tandem HOFIM®

2 overhung HOFIM®

3 single HOFIM®

Volume

The motor design Design aspects and features:

incorporates various
frame sizes from
1,300 HP (1 MW) to
24,000 HP (18 MW).
– The magnetically-levitated system
ensures highest reliability and availability.
– Qualified for wellstream compression (up to 30% LMF)
and suitable for wet and sour gas
– Motor and bearings cooled by process gas extracted from
compressor
– No external cooling medium, no lube oil nor sealing gas
– Proven magnetic bearing technology
– Solid core, non-laminated electric motor rotor
– Solid axial thrust disc between motor and compressor shafts
for high thrust loads and safety during transient operation
– Highly effective symmetrical internal motor cooling system
– Simple integration due to minimum number of interfaces
– Suitable for use with most high-speed VFDs
– Minimised utilities
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Innovation
becomes MAN – the undisputed leader
in high-speed technology

proven technology

1990 2000 2009

MAN Energy Solutions is the pioneer in the development and
application of high-speed, integrated motor-compressor
systems. Originating in the midstream industry for gas storage
and gas transport applications, the wealth of experience
gained over 30 years of development, deployment and
operation of high-speed motor compression units has
culminated in the construction and delivery of topside and
subsea HOFIM® compression systems. The two subsea
HOFIM® units were successfully put into commercial operation
at Åsgard in 2015. Since then, they have performed with
an availability of well above 99%.
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World’s 7

centrifugal compressor for subsea

2015 2017 2018

100
more than

1990 Hermetically-sealed, magnetic bearing

motor-compressor unit

1991 First HOFIM®

units in operation with exceptionally
high availability
1997 First tandem HOFIM®
2000 First HOFIM® offshore
2000 First integrated single HOFIM®
2002 First integrated tandem HOFIM®
2007 Successful testing of new motor generation
for wet and sour gas
2009 Upstream qualification program completed
2015 Subsea compression station in production
2017 First topside HOFIM® in production
2017 Subsea HOFIM® TRL7 achieved
2018 Wellstream qualification completed
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